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Welcome to Star Army! This article has the basic steps and info you'll need to participate. Please read it thoroughly. | Welcome to Star Army! This article has the basic steps and info you'll need to participate. Please read it thoroughly. | ||
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- | ==== How Star Army Works ====Â | + | ===== Roleplaying Overview =====Â |
- | Star Army is a community where you and other members create characters and create stories together by writing what your character | + | In Star Army, you and other members create characters |
- | ==== Account Registration =====Â | + | **Star Army** is a play-by-post roleplaying community, which means we operate by posting text on the forum. Unlike tabletop roleplaying games, |
- | You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. | + | |
- | The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both. | + | Most RP occurs in ongoing RP plots. After their second RP thread starts, they can get their own subforum. A //plot// in this case refers to an ongoing role playing story and its group of players. In the Star Army RP, these are often based on starships. |
- | - [[http:// | + | **In Star Army RPs, we usually write in third-person past tense**, the way most novels do. For example: //A scowl of disgust appeared on Sayuri's face as she watched |
- | - You're invited to introduce yourself | + | |
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- | - [[http://stararmy.com/ | + | |
- | - You'll need a wiki account to create an article for your character page. | + | |
- | - No wiki knowledge is required to post your character; We have a form that automatically adds the wiki code for you. It's linked | + | |
- | ==== Creating and Roleplaying Characters ====Â | + | For the full guide to roleplaying on Star Army, see [[guide:roleplaying]]. |
- | Start your first character using the guide: **[[creating_a_character|Creating A Character]]**. Once your character is approved you're free to start [[guide:Roleplaying]] by joining a [[: | + | |
- | ==== Questions and Assistance ==== | ||
- | There are many ways to get help: | ||
- | - The [[http:// | + | ===== Account Setup =====Â |
- | - You can [[http:// | + | Star Army is an " |
- | - You can email the admin at [[stararmy@gmail.com]]Â | + | |
- | - You can call or text message the admin, [[user:Wes]], at (209) STAR-ARMY (+1-209-782-7276). | + | |
- | - You can Tweet questions to [[https:// | + | |
- | ===== FAQ =====Â | + | Register an account on [[https:// |
- | Here's some links to answers for frequently asked questions: | + | |
- | ==== General Questions ====Â | + | Optional: Create a wiki account. |
- | * [[faq:How can I contribute? | + | |
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- | * [[guide: | + | |
- | * [[guide: | + | |
- | ==== Roleplaying Questions ====Â | + | :!: If you have trouble registering, |
- | * [[guide:creating_a_character|How Do I Create A Character? | + | |
- | * [[guide:roleplaying|How do I roleplay? | + | |
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- | ==== Setting Questions | + | ===== Creating Characters |
- | * [[faq:must knows for a new saoy soldier|What are some things a new Star Army soldier should know?]]Â | + | When you're ready, |
- | * [[http:// | + | |
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- | * [[faq: | + | |
- | ==== Wiki Questions ====Â | + | |
- | | + | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread in the [[https:// |
- | * [[faq:How do I move a page?]]Â | + | * Find other players to RP with in the [[https:// |
- | * [[wiki:criteria_for_deletion]] | + | |
- | ==== Other Questions ==== | ||
- | If your question is not listed above, please ask it in the [[http:// | ||
- | ===== Other Helpful Pages ===== | ||
- | | + | ===== Questions and Assistance =====Â |
+ | Getting into Star Army is easiest when you ask someone to mentor you through it, and we're happy to do that! If we haven' | ||
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+ | * Post on the forums (Ask questions in the [[https:// | ||
+ | * Talk to people in the [[https:// | ||
+ | * You can also contact [[user: | ||
+ | * if you can't log in, email [email protected] or text to 1-209-782-7276Â | ||
+ | ===== Roleplaying Jargon =====Â | ||
+ | The following are some common terms in the Star Army Roleplay Community. | ||
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+ | * Damage Rating (DR): A guideline for how much damage weapons do. | ||
+ | * [[damage_rating_v2]]Â | ||
+ | * [[damage_rating_v3]]Â | ||
+ | * [[game_master]] (GM): A plot's storyteller/ | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * Joint Post (JP): A chat role-play session between multiple players, later posted on the forums. | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * Open Roleplay: Roleplaying threads that anyone may join. | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[:SARP]]: Star Army Roleplay ([[sarp: | ||
+ | * Single Post (SP): A role-play post by a single player, posted directly on the forum. | ||
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+ | ===== Related Pages =====Â | ||
+ | * [[wip: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[stararmy: | ||
+ | * [[firearms_terminology]]Â | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
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